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  1. gene (loanword)

Characters

  • 基 (基): (bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
  • 因 (囙): old variant of 因[yin1]

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Examples

一些疾病的产生原因是基因缺陷。

我们应该对人使用基因编辑吗?

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